LG polls : 54 parties disqualified [January 21 2011]

Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner has rejected 84 applications from political parties sought registration.

Additional Commissioner of Elections W.W. Sumanasiri said that during elections no political party is registered.

The applications were last called for in May 2010, a month after the completion of the 2010 Parliamentary General Election.

The parties should have engaged in politics and they should maintain audited accounts are some of the prior requirements for registrations.

Since these parties had fulfilled requirements the Commissioner of Elections rejected the applications submitted by 54 parties that sought registration as political parties.

But, the rejected parties are entitled to re-apply for registration after a lapse of one year, Sumnasiri has told the news.lk. He also said that three more applications received after the end of closing date was also rejected on the ground of late application.